Skopje vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$421
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
423K
2.87M

The cost of living in Skopje is 7% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6421st and 5984th ($887 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in North Macedonia and Taiwan, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4908th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Taichung

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Skopje Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2841
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.43
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5443
$17495

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$680
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$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665